Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-12
WORKERS PICNIC.
AMALGAMATEDS' ANNUAL OUTING.
The Spot the Allquippa Grove on Pittsburg
and Lake Erie.
AN IMMENSE CROWD HAS Big FUN
The Split in the PitSburg End of the
Association.

PITTsBURG, June ll.-This is the day
OF the annual outing of the iron and steel
workers.
BY eleven o'clock this morning fully
G, 900 people had assembled on the grounds
at Aliquippa, on the Lake Erie road, there
to enjoy themselves TO their hearts con-
tent.
The occasion of the gathering was the
eighth annual picnic of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers. The
sky was cloudless, the trees were in full
bloom, creating delightful shade
throughout the grove, and dall nature smiled
in unison, as the hardy toilers arrived on
the grounds and threw off their coats, pre-
pared to make merry with their families
and friends.
Preparations for the event have been 90
Ing on while the meeting has been in ses-
sion at Turner Hall. 1t was confidently
expected that at least 10, 600 people would
assemble there during the day, and the
expectations were be realized.
In one sense of the word, the picnic to-
day might be designated n reform picnic.
1t was unanimously decided to do away
with all speechmaking or addresses of any
kind, the leaders concluding that the
gathering was for the purpose of securing
all the enjoyment possible in tl,e briet
time allotted, and that this enjoyment
could not be reached through discussion
Of the tariff question, with which every
mill man is familiar. The men were thus
left free to follow their own will, and this
they did by scattering through the grounds,
pitching quOits, running, etc, while the
younger members amused themselves by
dancing and playing bail.
The first train which arrived this morn
ing had about 300 persons aboard, the
majority of whom Immediately started to
| work to arrange the stands and tables about
| the grounds. 1t was the first picnic held
by the Association on these grounds, and
the result was larger attendance from
! Pittsburgh, and no perceptible decrease
from the surrounding towns. The Lake
Erie road ran eight trains down TO the
grounds this morning and four this after
noon, each train consisting Of from seven tC
twelve coaches, all heavily laden with
their precious human freight. On theiI
arrival ut the grounds the eXcursiOnists i'm
medately began scattering in all direc
tionS, hunting friends who had come down
on earlier trains.
The delegates to the Amalgamated con-
vention, headed by the Cathedral Band
formed ut Turner Hall, and, as the tower
ing form of President Weihe appeared at
the head of the ranks, the column, mum
bering nearly 200, marched from the hall
down Fifth avenue t1 Smithiield street
along Smithfield to Sixth avenue, Il
Wood to Fifth avenue, and along Smith
field across the bridge Two trains were
waiting at the depot, and the delcgate'
and lodges jumped aboard, the trains start
! ing off without delay.
! For fear the picnickers could not allay
/ their Thirst with the average lemonade us
ually found at gatherings Of thss kind, one
enterprising salOonkecper sent down 800
pints of whisky all put up in nice deceiv-
ing looking packages. This, in connection
with shell board, and other devices of i
! like nature served to amuSe Il number of
men, as well As to tighten their purses very
materially.
There were over 1900 persons on thetwo
special trains which arrived at Youngstown
they being accompanied by two bands Of
music. With the number that are in at
tendance from Wheeling New Castle and
various other points along the line, the
figures 10000 might very easily be in
creased to read II 600